Hi Neil, I would agree with your first observation. In order to access items using Home Sharing, the computer must have iTunes up and running. Home Sharing allows both streaming and copying of your iTunes media between devices that are registered within the same HomeShare.
I've not actually personally experienced the iTunes Server service that you mentioned, but I've read up a little on it. It appears that the iTunes Server sets up a Shared Library on the NAS which can be seen by other devices running iTunes within the same subnet. This is a Shared Library scenario not a Home Sharing scenario. As far as I know, Apple TV requires Home Sharing to be enabled in order to access the iTunes Library of another device. Therefore, I don't believe that you'd be able to use the Shared Library on your NAS to connect an Apple TV. The Shared Library works great between machines running iTunes but the Apple TV is set up a little different I'm sure. This is my best educated guess from what I've read and understand. HTH. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2013-03-30, at 1:18 PM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > Hoping that someone has some experience to share with me here, I'm looking > for both an explanation as well as best practice advice. > > I have my iTunes Library stored on a NAS, not just the iTunes Media folder, > but, the entire library itself. This has the advantage that I can run iTunes > on any of my three Mac computers and sync up my iOS devices etc with that Mac > at that time without messages about my device(s) being currently synced with > other libraries. > > Now, here's where the education comes in, along with any advice… > > I would like to be able to play content from my iTunes library on an Apple > TV, however, would rather not use AirPlay from my Mac computer as this means > that my Mac has to be switched on and logged into my account whenever I wish > to use the Apple TV for this purpose. > > Within iTunes I have spotted a feature called Home Sharing, am i correct in > believing that this simply enables a, pull, feature of the iTunes system, > thus enabling iOS and other computers running iTunes to pull content from the > machine running iTunes at the time. > > Whereas, AirPlay is a push service, Home Sharing is an always on, pull > service. AirPlay you push a video etc to a device, iTunes Home Sharing though > is a feature for viewing all content on another machines library and pulling > what you want on demand. > > Now, my NAS happens to have a feature built in called iTunes server, this is > less obvious to me, I've not worked out what this is and how it works… > > Can anyone help me at all please… > > Firstly is my AirPlay and iTunes Home Sharing observation correct? and am I > correct that both of these need a computer running iTunes to be on and logged > in at the time either service is desired? > > Now, what is iTunes server, and can it critically be used with an Apple TV, > so that the Apple TV can pull on demand content from my iTunes library stored > on my NAS? > > Many thanks. > > > > Regards, > > Neil Barnfather > > Talks List Administrator > Twitter @neilbarnfather > > TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple > iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your > accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com > > URL: - www.talknav.com > e-mail: - [email protected] > Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
